Improvement in cardi ng-engi n es



n w- QH f UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

1HARRY MARSDEN AND THOS. HOVARD BLAMIRES, OF HUDDERSFIELD, COUNTY OF YORK, ENGLAND.

IMPROVEMENT IN CARDlNG-ENGINES.

Speciiication forming part of Letters Patent No. 51,333, dated December 5, 1565.

To all lwhmn it may eminem.'

Be it known that we, HARRY MARsDENand TnoMAs HOWARD BLAMrEEs, ot'Huddersteld, in the county of York, and Kingdom of Eug land, have invented new and useful Improvements in or applicable to Oarding-En gines; and we do hereby declare that the followingisa full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ot' reference marked thereon-that is to savs invention relates to means of preparing wool or other bers for feedingcarding-engines in a regular or uniform manner, so as to obtain yarn or threads of equal thickness and strength 5 and the improvements consist in the application of a creeper or traveling apron to the delivery end of the scribbler or first carding-engine, to receive the wool or fiber as it is doiied therefrom, and carry it forward in a lm or sheet 5 also, in constructing and applying a carriage capable of traversing or reciprocatingnnderneath the aforesaid creeper to receive the sheet of wool or other liber in layers thereon. rlhe said carriage is provided with gearing to which intermittent rotary motion is given, so as to wind laterally the several layers of ber onto a bobbin, thus formin g alap or roll, which is then transferred to the feeding end et' the second or other cardingen gine, whether clearer, carder, or condenser.

The manner in which this invention is performed will be readily understood by reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings, in 'which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a part of the delivery end ot' a scribbler with our improvements applied thereto. Fig. 2 is an end elevation oi' the same, and Fig. 3 is a plan view.

A represents a portion of the scribblerframe 5 B, the (iOffer-cylinder, and() the creeper or traveling apron, which receives the ber and conducts it to the traversing or reciprocatin g carriage D, which is mounted, by wheels d, on the rails E lxed to the door.

F and G are two rollers which have intermittent rotary-motion imparted to them, through the medium of the train of gearing H' H2 H3 H1L H5, by the action or" a ratchet-wheel, I, and pawl-lever J, which are actuated by an inclined rail, K, lifting the lever as the carriage moves inward, when the pawls or catches resting in the teeth ot' the ratchet it is thereby turned, giving motion to the train ot gearing, and as the carriage moves outward the lever lowers by its own weight, the pawls following and taking into other teeth in the ratchetready to turn it again at the next inward movementof the carriage, and so on, thus giving intermittent motion to the rollers F and Gr. The ratchet and pawl are shown halt' full size at Figs. 4, 5, and The iirst gear-wheel, H', is xed on one end ot a roller, L, which carries one end of a creeper or travelingapromld, which is carried at the other by a roller, N. rlhe ratchet-wheel I is fixed on the other end of the roller L, by which intermittentmotion is given to the creeper M siumltaneously with the gearing H', which turns the rollers F and G intermittently. These rollers may have an increased surface-speed given to them by chang ing the wheels H' and H2 for others ot' a dit'- ferent relative number of teeth, and thereby produce a draft.

O is the ordinary crank-shaft for workin g the dofng apparatus P, which is usually placed underneath the end ofthe scribbler, but which we have removed to allow the carriage to reciprocate or travel to and fro underneath to receive the fibers from the creeper C passing between the rollers Q and Q', thence under one or other of the rollers Q2 and Q3 to the creeper M, and by which every layer or film of iberis pressed on the preceding layer, forming a compact sheet or web, which is drawn forward intermittentlyunder a roller, M', and woundon a roller or bobbin forminga lap orroll, T, which is thence removed to feed a carder.

lit is an endless rack or double-sided rack, which is fixed on the carriage and in which works apinion, S, deriving continuous rotary motion from the doffer-cylinder, and which drives the carriage backward and forward, causing it to reciprocate in and ont under the carder to receivethe ber. This pinion can be thrown out ot gear with the (leder, so as to stop the action of the carriage when desirable.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view of the feeding end of a carder, or second carding-engine, showing the manner in which we apply the lap T, after it has been formed as previously described. The lap rests upon a creeper which is driven 2 fil-333 by the chain U acting on the roller V in the direction ofthe arrows, which, independentof the Weight of the lap thereon, causes a slackness or curvature on the upper part ofthe creeper, forming a recess or hollow in which the lap rests, thus giving a great extent of surface bearing and support to the lap, and thereby effecting or producing a regular feed of liber to the carder.

It will be evident thatan endless apron or Creeper placed upon two rollers so as to allow a slackness, as described, maybe used in the formation of laps, instead of the drum-surfaces, it found desirable.

rlhis apparatus and means of preparing ber, and mode of feeding may be applied to any kind of cardiixgengines, as will be readily understood bythose conversant with the working,` ot carding-engines. Also, it will be observed that little additional room is required more than in hand-feeding, and the laps thus made may be taken to feed or supply any carder or condenser ot' the saine width, or double the Width by employing` two bobbins.

Havin g thus described the nature ofour said invention, and the manner in which the same is or may be performed or put into practical effect, we claim'- 1. The combination of the .lol'er-cylinder B, Creeper or traveling apron C, and rollers Q,

Q', Q2, and Q3, with the reciprocating or tra-versing carriage, by which a web of any desired thickness and length may be made, substantiall y as described, for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of the creeper or travcling` apron m, with the rollers H3 and H4 so reared to an increased motion that they may be made to draw out the web While windingit, as herein set forth.

3. The combination, With the delivery end of a scribbler, ot' a reciprocating or traversing carriage carrying a creeper or endless traveling` apron, m, made to extend under the lap or roll of Wool or other ber, T, and wind it by friction, substantially as described.

4. The combination, with acarding-engine, ot' an endless traveling apron or creeper by which a lap or roll ot' Wool or other ber is unrolled and'fed to said engine by friction, substantially as herein described.

Done at Huddersfield, England, this 13th day of September, 1864.

HARRY MARSDEN. THOMAS HOWARD BhAllllRES.

Vitnesses WM. TAsKER,

Patent Agent, Halifax.

J oHN BL'AMiREs,

llfafnuj'actmjcr, Huddersfield. 

